Spirituals Of Sufi By a Master CITY Edition

Nusrat's qawwali is a family variation, with a livelier tempo that accommodates modern tastes. After a short instrumental improvisation between the two harmoniums and tabla drum that accompanied the singers, Nusrat would sing a slow invocatory "Hamd," a poem in praise of God and Allah...

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Published inNewsday
Main Author By Richard Gehr. Richard Gehr is a free-lance writer
Format Newspaper Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Long Island, N.Y Newsday LLC 13.10.1992
EditionCombined editions
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Khan, Nusrat Fateh Ali
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Summary:Nusrat's qawwali is a family variation, with a livelier tempo that accommodates modern tastes. After a short instrumental improvisation between the two harmoniums and tabla drum that accompanied the singers, Nusrat would sing a slow invocatory "Hamd," a poem in praise of God and Allah. Then, accompanied by the steady hand claps of his chorus, he commenced improvising on texts pertaining to, for example, grief over lost love, Sufi martyrs and saints, and a heady romantic rapture expressed as spiritual transcendence.